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P34542; A distant port broadside view of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Hong Kong. She has a two masted lug sail rig and her foresail is rectangular. Her rudder is not visible. The aircraft carrier Eagle (1918) is in the left background. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. Negatives numbers P34542 and P34543 are of the same vessel.
A distant port broadside view of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34194; A slightly distant starboard bow view of a Canton salt junk anchored at Hong Kong. She appears to be laden and to have had her sails and booms unshipped. Her port number and a larger number are painted on the starboard side of her bow but are not quite legible. Two other salt junks, a steam ferry and a cargo steamer are in the background. Negative number P34242 is a similar view of this vessel.
A slightly distant starboard bow view of a Canton salt junk anchored at Hong Kong. (Rolled film negative)
P34112; A starboard bow view of a harbour junk under sail in Hong Kong harbour. The junk has a single mast and a single lug sail. Her port number is 2711V and she has an high poop. A junk is drawn up on aslipway in the right background. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A bow view of a harbour junk under sail in Hong Kong harbour (Rolled film negative)
P34151; A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under sail at Hong Kong. She has single lug sails set at her fore and main masts. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A starboard side view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under sail at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34544; On board a Swatow trader type junk at Hong Kong but the specific location is unknown. The photographer is in the waist looking up at the aft end of the stowed foresail showing how the sail is folded down onto the lower boom with the bamboo battens acting as hinges. Negative number P34545 was taken on board the same vessel.
The end of the stowed foresail on board a Swatow trader type junk at Hong Kong, specific location unknown (Rolled film negative)
P34543; A distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Hong Kong. She has a two masted lug sail rig and her foresail is rectangular. Her rudder is not visible. The aircraft carrier Eagle (1918) is very dimly discernible in the middle background beyond the junk. Negatives numbers P34542 and P34543 are of the same vessel.
A distant port broadside view of a Swatow trader type junk under sail at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34130; A close port quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the upper part of the stern of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 2473HA anchored at Hong Kong. Her mizzen lug sail is set, presumably to dry. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. Negative number P34129 is a port quarter view showing the whole of the vessel.
The stern of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 2473HA anchored at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34278; A sampan boy sitting on the bulwark of his boat with an oar in his hands in Hong Kong harbour. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A sampan boy at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34114; A starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk 3581NO under sail at Hong Kong. She is a small two masted junk with a single lug sail set at each mast and crewmen are adjusting her foresail. Other members of the crew are using skulling oars. Her port number is painted on the starboard bow and she has a boat suspended over the side amidships
A starboard side view taken from ahead of the beam of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under sail at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34445; On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking forward from the stern showing the mainsail and foresail stowed fore and aft. The aft end of the mainsail is covered with matting. The lashed tiller can be seen in the foreground and a number of the crew are in the waist and on top of the chart house. The tops of the masts are out of the picture. Negative number P34439 was taken on board the same junk.
On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34148; A close near beam view of the port quarter of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under repair on a slipway at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking to starboard and slightly forward from the side of the slipway near the stern. A section of her hull planking has been removed to reveal the framing and a drilled metal sheet is at deck level next to her bulwark. Two men are in the foreground. Negatives numbers P34143 and P34148 are of the same vessel.
A close port side view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk repairing on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34136; A close port bow view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong. Her port number 619HC is painted on the port side of the bow and her lug sails are stowed fore and aft. Men are working under the hull. Negatives numbers P34131 to P34133, P34136 to P34138 and P34145 are of the same vessel.
A close view of the port bow of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34158; A close stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5227A berthed between other junks at Hong Kong. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5227A berthed at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34145; A close stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong. Her port numbers M5282A and 619HC is painted on the starboard side of her stern. A man is piling brushwood under the starboard side of the hull prior to breaming or graving the hull. Children are looking over the stern galleries. Negatives numbers P34131 to P34133, P34136 to P34138 and P34145 are of the same vessel.
A stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34165; A port broadside view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk on a slipway at Hong Kong. She is a three masted junk and her fore and main lug sails are stowed. Men are working on her hull. Her rudder has been unshaipped. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A port broadside view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34143; A close beam view of the port quarter of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under repair on a slipway at Hong Kong. A large section of her hull planking has been removed to reveal the framing. Her rudder is perforated and a drilled metal sheet is at deck level next to her bulwark. Negatives numbers P34143 and P34148 are of the same vessel.
A close up of the port quarter of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under repair on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34131; A port quarter view, taken from very fine off the stern, of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong. The photographer is close to the stern at ground floor level looking up at the stern. She has a perforated rudder and her port number is painted on the starboard side of the stern. Two children are looking out from the stern gallery. Negatives numbers P34131 to P34133, P34136 to P34138 and P34145 are of the same vessel.
The Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34178; A close port midship detail view of the foot of the mainmast of a Canton salt junk at Hong Kong. The mainsail is stowed and the number 619 is painted on the bulwark amidships. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A close port midship detail of the foot of the mainmast of the Canton salt junk 619 at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34274; A general view of Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, looking south-west across the aerodrome with the north end of Kowloon Bay in the background and Hong Kong Island beyond. The entrance gates to the Royal Air Force Station are in the foreground. Negatives numbers P34272 to P34275 inclusive were taken from the same location on the same day.
Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34149; A starboard near broadside view, taken from abaft the beam, of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under sail at Hong Kong. She has single lug sails set at each of her three masts. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938.
A starboard side view of a Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk under sail at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34182; On board a large Hong Kong trader type junk berthed alongside a quay at Hong Kong. The photographer is on the starboard side of the poop looking forward showing that the masts and all rigging of the junk have been removed. A large capstan is between the first and second hatches on the centreline. In the background are a pier with a roofed shelter, a wharf, a quayside crane and an ocean-going steamship.
On board a Hong Kong trader type junk in Hong Kong harbour, looking forward from the poop (Rolled film negative)
P34185; On board a large Hong Kong trader type junk berthed alongside a quay at Hong Kong. The photographer is on the centreline forward looking aft showing that the masts and all rigging of the junk have been removed. A large capstan is between the first and second hatches on the centreline. An awning has been rigged over the poop. In the background are flat roofed buildings with balconies and on the right are smaller buildings with single pitch roofs.
On board a Hong Kong trader type junk at Hong Kong, looking aft (Rolled film negative)
P34133; A stern view of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong. The photographer is immediately abaft the stern at ground floor level. She has a perforated rudder and her port numbers are painted on the starboard side of the stern. Negatives numbers P34131 to P34133, P34136 to P34138 and P34145 are of the same vessel.
The stern of the Hong Kong fisher d.w. type junk M5282A 619HC on a slipway at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)
P34433; On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the starboard side of the waist showing the entrance to the crew accommodation and the stowed mainsail covered with matting. Washing is hanging on bamboo poles on the port side of the waist Negatives numbers P34432 to P34436 inclusive were all taken on board the same junk.
On board a pole junk anchored at Hong Kong (Rolled film negative)